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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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